Time: 04-22-2012 22:13 User: jpatterson PubDate: 04-23-2012 Zone: KY Edition: 1 Page Name: C7 Color: CyanMagentaYellowBlack KY SPORTS | courier-journal.com/sports THE COURIER-JOURNAL | MONDAY,APRIL 23, 2012 | C7 THOROUGHBRED RACING HAMLIN: Holds offTruex forvictory Keeneland Continued from Page C1 him. He was the loosest he’d been all race, and that allowed Hamlin to charge into the Kahne also finished in the top 10. lead. Truex rallied within acar length with “Iwas just watching from the third two laps to go, but he couldn’tmake a trackmark spot, hoping those guys would give me an move on the bottom side stick, allowing opportunity,” Johnson said. “Ijust wish I Hamlin to pull away. was closer to those guys to race for it.” “Iguess if we can be this frustrated broken by Hamlin’sbest finish at Kansas had with second, it tells you how close we are been third last year,and for most of Sun- as ateam,” said Truex, who hasn’twon day he was content to ride around during since Dover in 2007. “The race car was long green-flag runs out of the spotlight. really good. I’m just not really sure what Wise Dan His car kept getting better with each stop, to think about that last set of tires. Iwas though, and his Toyota finally took off at just wrecking-loose that last set.” From specialand C-J dispatches the end. Truex called the performance astate- Just as the sun finally poked through ment moment for Michael Waltrip Rac- 1 Wise Dan broke Keeneland’s1⁄8-mile on an unseasonably cold day. ing. track record while scoring a10½-length “They didn’tpanic,” team owner J.D. Hamlin is starting to have astatement win in the $150,000, Grade III Ben Ali be- Gibbs said. “They paced themselves, and season. fore 16,068 on Sunday. I’m glad the sun stayed out alittle at the He won this year at Phoenix, started on The 4-5 favorite in his first start since end.” the pole at California, and led 31 laps acou- winning the Grade IClark at Churchill Truex dominated most of the after- ple weeks ago at Martinsville before fin- Downs in November,the 5-year-old Wise noon, leading arace-high 173laps, but had ishing sixth. He was 12th last week at Tex- Dan broke from post 6and pulled jockey Wise Dan took the lead aquarter-mile in to settle for second place. It was his third as. John Velazquez to the lead after the first and won the Ben Ali Stakes going away in top-5 finish of the season, but he’syet to “We felt alot like Phoenix in the sense quarter-mile of the race for 4-year-olds atrack-record1:46.63 for 11/8 miles. COADY win in 175races. we just hung around the top five all day, and older.The gelding was never chal- PHOTOGRAPHY “Sorry guys, Ilost this one for you,” a and at the end we just kind of make our lenged as he widened his lead at every despondent Truex radioed to his team. charge, make our run,” Hamlin said. call. His time of 1:46.63 bested Carriage Isn’tHeClever,a$45,000 Keeneland “Hey man, you did agreat job,” came “There were acouple things that had to Trail’strack record of 1:46.77 set in 2008 yearling who has earned $395,293 overall, the reply. “They know we were here.” happen the last run for us to work out, and and Midway Road’sstakes record of currently ranks No. 21 on the Derby grad- Truex said his final set of tires cost those things happened.” 1:46.78 from 2004. ed-stakes earnings list at $191,333. Owner Wise Dan, aKentucky-bred gelding by J. Kirk Robison said they are evaluating Wiseman’sFerry,istrained by Charlie Lo- the options, which include the Derby,the SUNDAY’S KEENELAND RESULTS presti. He paid $3.60. Big Blue Kitten, rid- Preakness or the one-turn, seven-furlong den by Javier Castellano, was second and Woody Stephens on the Belmont Stakes Guys Reward, with Corey Lanerie aboard, undercard. Weather Cloudy Track fast Late Scratch -I.E.Flash. Time - :25.74; :51.25; 1:16.26; 1:40.41; 1:52.15. $2 Daily Double (6-7) $49.20; $2 Exacta (7-4) $21.40; $2 Superfecta (7-4-2-3) was third. “He was disappointing in the Arkansas 1st-$22,000, Claiming, 4yo’s&up, 7F. 1 1 $409.40; $2 Trifecta (7-4-2) $115.80; $2 Pic 3(6-6-7) $198.40; 50 Cent Pic 4 Horse,Jockey PP St ⁄4 ⁄2 Str Fin Odds (5-6-6-7) $197.40 Winner of the Grade II Fayette at Kee- Derby,sowe’re evaluating where we are,” 1 1 1 Brezing Rain, Hernandez, B413-1 ⁄2 3 ⁄2 1-1 ⁄2 1-ns 2.00 1 1 1 neland last October,Wise Dan is ahalf- said Robison by phone Sunday. “…I’ve al- Stormonthehorizon, Vargas J621-hd 1 ⁄2 2-1 ⁄2 2-1 ⁄4 21.50 6th -$50,000, Maiden Special Weight, 3yo, 7F. 1 1 Awesome and Wild, Pedroza M3 37-hd 84-2 3-ns 7.80 Horse,Jockey PP St ⁄4 ⁄2 Str Fin Odds brother to Grade II winner Successful ways said I’m not going to take ahorse to 1 3 She’sVery Rare,Desormeaux K5 65-hd 5-hd 3 ⁄2 4-3 ⁄4 1.60 1 1 1 Let’sGoBen, Velazquez J311⁄2 1-1 1-3 ⁄2 1-9 ⁄2 3.90 1 1 1 1 Dan, who won aKeeneland allowance race the (Kentucky) Derby that Ididn’tthink Vision of Liz, Saez G856-1 ⁄2 7-1 ⁄2 5 ⁄2 5-1 ⁄2 22.60 1 3 Santonio d’Oro,Leparoux J133-1 2-hd 2 ⁄2 2 ⁄4 1.50 1 Anabaa’sFortune,Lanerie C248 6-1 6-hd 6-3 ⁄4 15.90 1 1 on April 6inhis 2012 debut. With the Ben would be competitive. Irespect the horse Bull Time,Desormeaux K754-4 ⁄2 3-hd 3-1 3 ⁄2 5.70 1 1 Bored to Death, Lebron V184⁄2 4-1 7-2 7-5 ⁄2 4.40 1 3 Ali victory,Wise Dan improved his career too much. So we’ve not made adecision Torricelli,Graham J522-1 4-8 ⁄2 4-7 4 ⁄4 11.70 Pish Posh, McKee J772-1 2-1 88 26.10 1 1 1 Our Frank, Pedroza M485-1 6-1 ⁄2 6-1 ⁄2 5 ⁄2 25.90 1 1 1 3 record to nine wins in 15 starts and earn- yet.” 4Brezing Rain $6.00 $4.20 $3.40 Washington Dash, Saez G866⁄2 5 ⁄2 5-1 ⁄2 6 ⁄4 3.10 1 3 ings of $1,009,601. He is expected to make Robison, who is in the restaurant busi- 6Stormonthehorizon $14.60 $7.20 Don’sBirthday, Bethancourt L247-hd 7-4 7-4 ⁄2 7-7 ⁄4 26.30 his next start in the Grade IStephen Fos- ness in El Paso, Texas, never has had a 3Awesome and Wild $4.60 Curzon Street, Mena M678 888 17.80 4Let’sGoBen $9.80 $4.20 $3.00 ter at Churchill on June 16. Kentucky Derby starter. “I’ll be totally WINNER: Ch M, 6, by Whywhywhy-Madam Brezing by Marfa. OWNER: Michael A. Foster. TRAINER: William Cowans. BREEDER: Barbara Hunter (KY). 1Santonio d’Oro $3.20 $2.60 guided by Steve’sopinion,” he said. “I’m Start Good. BREZING RAIN attended pace off inside,shifted out 4w,clear,lost whip, 9Bull Time $3.20 ‘Isn’tHe’: Is he? held.STORMONTHEHORIZON disputed pace off inside,fought on gamely, grudging- not an owner who has to go to the Derby WINNER: Dk B/ Br C, 3, by Songandaprayer-Chasetheragingwind by Dayjur. OWNER: ly gave in. AWESOME AND WILD settled saving ground, split horses,shifted out, Marianne and Brandon L. Chase. TRAINER: Charles Lopresti. BREEDER: Marianne I. Isn’tHeClever,the 3-year-old gelding with this horse come hell or high water. gaining. SHE’S VERYRARE settled in hand, circled 5wide,mild bid, lacked late re- Chase &Brandon L. Chase (KY). sponse.VISION OF LIZ unhurried early, came 5wide,belated gain, improved position. who was aclose second in the Borderland We owe too much to the horse. He’sal- Start Good. LET’S GO BEN set pace,inside,took over turn, drew off,driving. SANTO- ANABAA’S FORTUNE allowed to settle,4wide,failed to respond. BORED TO NIO D’ORO close up,3wide,mild bid for place.BULL TIME forwardly placed, 4wide Derby before finishing eighth in the Ar- ready made alot of money for us for a DEATH forwardly placed inside,faltered entering stretch, faded. PISH POSH vied for turn, tired drive. TORRICELLI prompted pace,off inside,gave waystretch. OUR lead, 3wide,collared between horses,stopped. 3 kansas Derby,has been transferred to horse that didn’tcost alot.” FRANK out sprinted early, inside ⁄8 pl,nomenace.WASHINGTON DASH no menace. Late Scratch -NONE. Time - :22.84; :46.31; 1:11.03; 1:23.59. DON’S BIRTHDAY no factor. CURZON STREET outrun. trainer Steve Asmussen and is training at The gelding, who is by 2004 Derby win- $2 Exacta (4-6) $98.20; $2 Superfecta (4-6-3-5) $1,698.80; $2 Trifecta (4-6-3) Late Scratch -Just for Today, KeytoFame. Time - :23.01; :45.56; 1:09.99; 1:26.56. $568.60 Churchill Downs.